Combined clock-bezel and mat



June 20, 1933. E. P. WALLACE COMBINED CLOCK BEZEL AND MAT Filed Feb.

Patented June 20, 1933 UNITED STATES PATIENT- OFFICE? EDWARD P. WALLACE,OF WATERBUR-Y, CONNECTICUT, ASSIGNOR TO WATERBUBY CLOCK COMPANY, OFWATERBURY, CONNECTICUT, A CORPORATION COMBINED CLOCK-BEZEL AND MATApplication filed February 17, 1932. Serial No. 593,478.

My invention relates to an improvement in clock-bezels, the object beingto produce a bezel designed with particular reference to reduced cost ofmanufacture, attractiveness of 55 appearance, ease of installation andadaptation to receive an unbreakable crystal and retain the same inplace without beveling its edge.

With these ends in view, my invention con- I sists in a one-piecesheet-metal bezel having an annular mounting-flange, a concentricconical mat located within the said flange and spaced apart therefrom,and a hollow annular bezel-body into which the outer edges of the saidflange and mat merge, and comprising an annular overhangingstop-shoulder and an overhanging annular crystal-retaining shoulder.

My invention further consists in a combined clock-bezel and mat havingcertain features of construction and combinations and arrangements ofparts as will be hereinafter described and particularly pointed out inthe claims.

In the accompanying drawing: Fig. 1 is a view in front elevation of ashelfth my improved combined clock provided W1 clock-bezel and mat;

Fig. 2 is a vertical sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary sectional view;

Fig. 4 is a sectional view on the line 4-4 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a detached view, partly in elevation and partly in section, ofthe bezel; and

Fig. 6 is a rear View thereof.

In carrying out my invention, my improved bezel is struck up orotherwise formed preferably from a single piece of sheetanetal as hereinshown, and comprises an annular mounting-flange 10, a concentric conicalmat 11 located within the said flange and spaced apart from it by anannular space 12, and a hollow bezel-bony or bead 13 flattened to forman overhanging annular stopor positionirig-shoulder 1%. and a corresponding overhanging crystal-retaining shoulder 15. The said shoulder 14merges into the outer edge of the mounting-flange 10, which itoverhangs, while the shoulder 15'1nerges into the outer edge of the mat11, which it overhangs at an obtuse angle with respect thereto. Thebezel-body or head 13 is thus seen to extend beyond and overhang theflange 10 and the mat 11, as clearly shown in F1g. 3. By preference, theflange 10 is formed upon its inner edge with three or morefastening-lugs 16 bent outwardly from t at a right angle for engagementwith the inner face 17 of the front panel 18 of the clock-case 19, whichmay be of any approved construction and design. After the fixture hasbeen installed in the central-opening 20 m the panel 18 of the case, thelugs 16 are bent outwardly and centrally upset as at 21 by a suitablepiercing or swaging tool, whereby a portion of the lug is driven intothe wood for better retaining the bezel in place and preventing itspossible rotation. The bezel is inserted from front to rear intotheopening 20 until the stop-shoulder 14 of the body 13 is brought intoengagement withthe front face of the panel 18, after which the lugs 16are bent outward and pierced, as described. The unbreakable crystal 22is cut out of a flat sheet of the ma terial and sprung intoconcavo-convex form for the purpose of having its square edge insertedunder the retaining-shoulder 15 of the bezel-body, by which it is heldagainst outward displacement, while it is held against inwarddisplacement by the conical form of the mat 11. On account of the obtuseangle formed between the shoulder 15 and the outer edge of the mat 11,it becomes possible to dispense with the beveling of the edge of thecrystal for installing it in place, as a crystal having a square edgemay be readily sprung into the obtuse angle formed between the shoulder15 and the mat 11.

My improved clock-bezel as thus described, combining as it does'thebezel and mat, reduces these elements of a clock to a single item, andhence the expense of initial production and the expense of installation.It will be readily understood that by making them of one piece of metal,an important economy is effected, since if the mat and bezel are madeseparately, the central portion of each must be scrapped, Whereas, bymaking them integral, only one piece of metal has to be scrapped.Moreover, the retaining-shoulder 15 of the bezel-body, in its 5 relationto the conical mat, is such that it is not necessar to have a V-shapedgroove in the bezel for the reception of the edge of the crystal, nor isit necessary to bevel the edge thereof. Due to the shape ofmy improvedl0 bezel, the necessity of beveling the edge of the crystal iseliminated.

it will be understood by those skilled in the art that my invention mayassume varied physical forms without departing from 15 my inventiveconcept, and I, therefore, do not limit myself to the specificembodiment herein chosen for illustration, but only as indi ated in theappended claims.

I claim:

l. A one-piece sheet-metal combined clockbezcl and mat, comprising anannular mounting-flange, a concentric mat located Within the said flangeand spaced apart therefrom, and a bezel-body comprising an annularstopshoulder which overhangs the outer edge of the said mounting-flangeand an annular crystal-retainiug shoulder which overhangs the outer edgeof the mat at an obtuse angle with respect thereto.

3v 2. A one-piece sheet-metal combined clockbezel and mat. comprising anannular mounting-flange. a concentric mat located Within the same andspaced apart therefrom, a bezelhody comprising an annular shoulder whichoverl angs the outer edge of the said mounting-flange and an annularshoulder which overl angs the outer edge of the said mat at an obtuseangle with respect thereto, and the inner edge of the mounting-flangebeing furnished with fastening-lugs bent outwardly at a right angle toit for securing the bezel to the clock-case.

A one-piece sheet-metal combined clockhezel and mat, comprising anannular mounting-flange, a concentric conical mat located within thesame and spaced apart therefrom. a flattened bezel-body overhanging theouter edge of the said flange on one hand and the outer edge of the maton the other hand and forming an annular stop-shoulder for engagementwith the clock-case and an annular cartel-retaining shoulder forming anobtuse angle with respect to the mat into which angle the edge of thecrystal is inserted; and means for securing the bezel to the clock-case,whereby an unbreakable crystal having an unbeveled edge may be insertedunder the said crystal-retaining shoulder.

' In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification.

EDlVARD P. WVALLACE.

